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Psalms 38:19
19I have many aggressive enemies; they hate me without reason.
Psalms 38:19 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)But mine enemies are lively, and they are strong: and they that hate me wrongfully are multiplied.
- New International Version (NIV)Many have become my enemies without cause; those who hate me without reason are numerous.
- English Standard Version (ESV)But my foes are vigorous, they are mighty, and many are those who hate me wrongfully.
- New King James Version (NKJV)But my enemies are vigorous, and they are strong; And those who hate me wrongfully have multiplied.
Context of Psalms 38:19
17I am on the verge of collapse, facing constant pain. 18But I confess my sins; I am deeply sorry for what I have done. I have many aggressive enemies; they hate me without reason. 20They repay me evil for good and oppose me for pursuing good. 21Do not abandon me, O Lord. Do not stand at a distance, my God.
Read all of Psalms 38Psalms 38:19 word by word
וְֽ֭אֹיְבַי חַיִּ֣ים עָצֵ֑מוּ וְרַבּ֖וּ שֹׂנְאַ֣י שָֽׁקֶר׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 38:19
- Psalms 3:1O Lord, I have so many enemies; so many are against me.
- Psalms 25:19See how many enemies I have and how viciously they hate me!
- Psalms 56:1O God, have mercy on me, for people are hounding me. My foes attack me all day long.
- Psalms 59:1Rescue me from my enemies, O God. Protect me from those who have come to destroy me.
- Psalms 35:19Don’t let my treacherous enemies rejoice over my defeat. Don’t let those who hate me without cause gloat over my sorrow.
- Psalms 79:5O Lord, how long will you be angry with us? Forever? How long will your jealousy burn like fire?
- Psalms 69:4Those who hate me without cause outnumber the hairs on my head. Many enemies try to destroy me with lies, demanding that I give back what I didn’t steal.
- Matthew 10:22And all nations will hate you because you are my followers. But everyone who endures to the end will be saved.
- John 15:18“If the world hates you, remember that it hated me first.
- Acts 4:25you spoke long ago by the Holy Spirit through our ancestor David, your servant, saying, ‘Why were the nations so angry? Why did they waste their time with futile plans?
Commentaries on Psalms 38:19
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 19But mine enemies are lively - Instead of חיים chaiyim, lively, I would read חינם chinam, without cause; a change made by the half of one letter, נ nun for a י yod . See the parallel places, Psalm 35:19; (note); Psalm 79:5; (note). See also the Preliminary Dissertation to Dr. Lowth's Isaiah, p. 40: "But without cause my enemies have strengthened themselves; and they who wrongfully hate me are multiplied." Here the one member of the verse answers to the…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 19But mine enemies are lively - DeWette renders this, “My enemies live and are strong.” The word translated “lively” - חיים chayiym - means properly “living, being alive.” The literal translation would be, “My enemies, being alive, are strong.” The idea is, that while he was weak and apparently near to death, they were in the full vigor of life and health. They were able to engage in active efforts to accomplish their purposes. They could take advantage…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12-22Verses 12-22 Wicked men hate goodness, even when they benefit by it. David, in the complaints he makes of his enemies, seems to refer to Christ. But our enemies do us real mischief only when they drive us from God and our duty. The true believer's trouble will be made useful; he will learn to wait for his God, and will not seek relief from the world or himself. The less we notice the unkindness and injuries that are done us, the more we consult the quiet…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 19The psalmist feels more pain because his enemies hate him for no reason.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 19-2019-20. Still, while humbled before God, he is the victim of deadly enemies, full of malice and treachery. enemies are lively--literally, "of life," who would take my life, that is, deadly.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 38
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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